Ashley Pankratz ’s story "Witness” was chosen by Antonya Nelson as the winner of the 2008 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction. She received $1,000, and her story was published in the fall 2008 issue of Colorado Review.

Ashley Pankratz is currently enrolled in the MA program at SUNY Brockport. She is working on a collection of short fiction, as well as a book of nonfiction on the Thoroughbred racing industry. “Witness” is her first published story. She lives in Upstate New York.

Thomas Grattan’s story "I Am a Souvenir” was selected by Charles Baxter as the winner of the 2007 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction. Grattan received $1,000, and his story was published in the fall 2007 issue of Colorado Review.

Thomas Grattan is a graduate of the Brooklyn College M.F.A. program. His work has been chosen as a finalist for the Iowa Review Fiction Award. He is also the recipient of the Lainoff Prize for fiction. He lives in Brooklyn.

Lauren Guza won the 2006 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction with her story "Running with the Kenyans." She received $1,000, and her story was published in the fall 2006 issue of Colorado Review. Michael Martone was the final judge.

Lauren Guza received her B.A. from Middlebury College in 2005. She wrote "Running with the Kenyans" as part of her senior thesis in creative writing. A member of the Teach for America organization, Lauren is currently teaching English and ESL in her native Los Angeles.

Dylan Landis won the 2005 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction with her story "Delacroix." She received $1,000, and her story was published in the fall 2005 issue of Colorado Review. Judy Doenges was the final judge.

Dylan Landis is writing a collection of linked stories and a novel. Her fiction has appeared in Best American Nonrequired Reading, Bomb, Tin House, Swink, and many other publications, and has won the Poets & Writers California Voices Award. She teaches creative writing at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.

Emily Bloch was the winner of the 2004 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction with her story "The Elevator Version." She received $1,000, and her story appeared in the fall 2004 issue of Colorado Review. Emily Hammond was the final judge.

Emily Bloch lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. She is currently an MFA student at the Bennington College Writing Seminars and a freelance writer for magazines including Marie Claire, Glamour, Parenting, The Hungry Mind Review, TimeOut NY, Prevention, and American Baby. “The Elevator Version” is her first published fiction.